Vehicle-brake



G. M. CARTER;

VEHICLE BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIG. 1919.

INVENTUP m mz. Gym/7 V Maw f Patented July 27, 1920.

' MUNI TED STATES-PATENT OFFICE. Y

. RGE CARTER, or FINDLAY, o iro, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF 'ro RALrH. H.,

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' VEHICLE-BRAKE.

' I Specification of Letters Patent at t July 27,

Application filed May 16, 1919. Serial No. 297,598.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. CARTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of i' indlay, in the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Vehicle-Brake; w r

This invention relates to brake mechanisms, and particularly'to those of the band and drum type. The object of my invention is the provision of an improved brake of the character described which is composed of separate band members relatively movable to grip or release the brake band, and connected in a manner to effect an'adjustment and equalization of the pressure of the two members on the drum.

Another object of my invention is. the provision of a brake of the class described, the band of which has a yielding anchoring means, whereby upon an application of the brake, either during forward or backward running, the brake band is caused to have a gradual or cushioned engagement with the drum as distinguished from a sudden engagement thereof, thus lessening or stopping the retarding shock on the vehicle and the injury to the tires occasioned thereby.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and while in its broader aspect it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodime nt thereof is illustrated in the. accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of a brake mechanism embodying my invention, with parts broken away, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary edge view of a portion thereof.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a ,wheel driving shaft, 2 the customary brake drum for securing to the brake wheel or member (not shown), to turn therewith, and 3 an anchorlng member or cross-arm having an opening, in the present instance,

through which the shaftl extends and b.e, ing'anchored against turning with the shaft 1 in any suitable manner, as for, instance, by

attaching to the vehicle frame or aXle, as

- well understood in the art.

The cross-arm 3 carries an eye-bolt 4 at one end. the apertured end of which is disposed without the drum periphery in the plane of rotation thereof and a rod'5 projects loosely therethrough, both for free 55 longitudinal and limited rocking movements relative thereto. The rod 5 is provided at one end with a head 6, in the present in stance in the form of a nut, and at its other end with an adjusting nut 7, preferably of the hand-type, said head and adjusting nut being spaced from the rod carrying member d. A coiled compression spring 8 is mounted on the rod 5 at eachside of the carrying member 4:, in inner end-thrust contact therewith, and the outer end-thrust of each spring is against a respective block ,9 on the rod 5. One of these blocks is in engagement at:its outer side with the stop part 6 and the other is in engagement at its outer side with the adjusting nut 7 and is lon itudinally movable on the rod. b

A brake band'section 10 projects fromeach block 9, being attached to trunnions 11 at theop posite sides thereof, and these bands extend n opposite directions around the drum'periphery and are connected at their outer ends to opposite ends of an operating lever 12, which is fulcrumed on a stud 13 pro ectlng, 1n the present instance, from the opposite end of the cross-arm 3 to that which carries the rod 5. An operating arm 14 projects from the lever 12 and may be connected to any suitable control means, such for instance, as either the customary brake pedal or the emergency brake lever of a vehicle. It is evident that the connections of the brake band sections with the lever 12 are such, that a rocking of the lever in one direction will effect atightening of the bands on the drum, and'that a rocking of the lever in another direction will effect a release or loosening of the bands from the drum.

Upon an application of the brake when the drum is rotating, the brake bands willturn a short distance with the drum, due tothe equalizing springs 8 permitting a movement of the rod 5 through its carrying member 4 in the direction of its turning, thus preventing a sudden gripping or locking of the brake-band the part to which applied when the brakes are quickly operated, and the consequent shock and injury to the vehicle.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- V ters Patent is'' In a'brake of the class described, a rotatable brake drum, a SULUOIIELIY anchorage 4 blocks carried by the rod one ateach side of the anchorage member for movements lengthwise of thelrod, a stop for each block atthe respective end of the rod to limit the outward movements of the blocks, one of the stops comprlsing a nut member a l -ustable on the rod to vary the normal distance between theblocks, each ofsaid blocks having trunnions projecting from opposite sides thereof, a coiled compression spring encircling the'rod' between the anchorinember and each block to yieldingly equalize the position of the rod with respect to the an {chor member, brake bands extending in opposite directions around the drum periphery and each having ears connected to the trimnions ot a respective block, and means carried by the anchor member at the opposite side of the drum to the rod, said means con- 7 necting the opposite ends of the brake bands and opcrableto effect a contraction or 6X-' pansion of the bands," V p y In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this-specification.

GEORGE M. CARTER. 

